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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Murad live?
2. What bothers Deven about the scene he enters on his second visit to Nur's in Chapter 5?
3. What color are the tiles in Nur's room?
4. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?
5. What fading language do Murad and Deven lament while at the restaurant in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Deven behave toward his wife as protest against her disappointment in their married life?
2. How are young Murad and Deven described in Chapter 1?
3. What does Deven do for work? What does Murad do for work? How or why did they each come by these jobs?
4. How does Deven feel about his visit from his old friend Murad at the start of Chapter 1?
5. What does Murad say about the food when Deven takes him out for lunch after his lectures in Chapter 1?
6. Who performs on the divan at Nur's when Deven visits in Chapter 5? How does Deven feel about this person and performance?
7. What is the guru-shishya tradition and why does Murad mention it to Deven in Chapter 5?
8. Who is Mrs. Bhalla? What does she say to Deven when he arrives home after his lectures in Chapter 4?
9. Describe Deven's walk with his son, Manu at the end of Chapter 4.
10. Describe what Deven sees when he first enters Nur's room in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Desai’s focus on the theme of being trapped as presented in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the use of dialogue vs the use of description. Look at how each is used in the novel and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.
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